spherule

spherule
1. A small spherical structure. 2. A sporangiallike structure filled with endospores at maturity, produced within tissue and in vitro by Coccidioides immitis. [LL. sphaerula, dim. of L. sphaera, sphere, ball]

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sphe·rule (sfērґūl) [L. sphaerula little ball] 1. a small sphere. 2. a type of spherical, multinucleate cell seen in the parasitic stage of Coccidioides immitis, in which endospores are developed.

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  • spherule — noun Date: 1665 a little sphere or spherical body …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • spherule — noun A small sphere …   Wiktionary

  • sphérule — (sfé ru l ) s. f. 1°   Petite masse sphérique. •   Ayant versé une grosse goutte de mercure dans une assiette de porcelaine, je l écrasai et en formai un grand nombre de petites sphérules, RUMFORD Instit. Mém. scienc. 1807, 2e sem. p. 99.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • spherule — spher·ule || sfɪruːl / sferjuːl n. small sphere, globule …   English contemporary dictionary

  • spherule — [ sfɛrju:l] noun a small sphere. Derivatives spherular adjective Origin C17: from late L. sphaerula, dimin. of L. sphaera (see sphere) …   English new terms dictionary

  • spherule — spher•ule [[t]ˈsfɛr ul, yul, ˈsfɪər [/t]] n. a small sphere or spherical body • Etymology: 1655–65 spher′u•lar yʊ lər adj …   From formal English to slang

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